Dog and I hiked the trails this morning in a steady, gentle rain. Sure, we got a little wet and muddy—but the rewards far outweighed any drawbacks: the mysterious, misty foothills, the look of the wet, russet-colored foliage, the fleet, secretive gangs of juncos, the posing warbler.
Also water everywhere. Who could ask or more?
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:24 a.m. (9:24 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
4. House Finch**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Dark-eyed Junco
8. Red-tailed Hawk
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Spotted Towhee
Elsewhere
11. House Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed jnco, house finch, house sparrow, northern flicker, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
